diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
index 4f41a84a9..c221a0267 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ func NewCmdView(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ViewOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "view [<id> | <url>]",
 		Short: "View a gist",
-		Long: `View specific gist if argument provided.
-
-With no argument, most recent 10 gists will prompt`,
-		Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		Long:  `View the given gist or select from recent gists.`,
+		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) == 1 {
 				opts.Selector = args[0]
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ func viewRun(opts *ViewOptions) error {
 		}
 
 		if gistID == "" {
-
+			fmt.Fprintln(opts.IO.Out, "No gists found.")
 			return nil
 		}
 	}